How Immersive Virtual Reality Can Be a Boon to City Planners

(RECAP: The American Society of Landscape Architects calls virtual reality (VR) a “powerful tool for anyone involved in designing our built and natural environments.” The immersive nature of VR, which allows viewers to encounter a simulated 3-D landscape from multiple points of view, can be a boon to city planners. They can use it to redraw streets and neighborhoods, offering real and imagined views of existing and proposed developments.)http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/How-Immersive-Virtual-Reality-Can-Be-a-Boon-to-City-Planners.html

Top 10 Ways to Make Your Planning Commission More Relevant in Your Community

(RECAP: To avoid being seen as “just part of the system,” or even worse, as a group that simply interferes with progress, here are 10 ways to solidify your planning commission’s significant and demonstrable bearing on your community.)http://plannersweb.com/2013/06/top-10-relevant/

Combining Policy and a Vision to Enable the Rebirth of Struggling Neighborhoods